About Sandia
Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:
- Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
- Extraordinary co-workers
- Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
- Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
- Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
- Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*
World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov
*These benefits vary by job classification.
What Your Job Will Be Like
We are seeking a highly motivated and hardworking General Maintenance Technologist with demonstrated skills and experience in the general maintenance and repair of building structures, such as roofing, doors (interior and exterior), floors, and stairs. Duties may include roofing and waterproofing work, maintenance and repair of membrane, flashing, and surfacing on a variety of in-place systems; assisting with assembling and rigging to move equipment/material; preventive maintenance on cranes, elevators, hoisting and rigging; fabricating, installing, and maintaining in good repair sheet metal equipment and fixtures such as machine guards, grease pans, shelves, lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, and metal roofing. We are interested in an individual with strong customer service skills, reasoning abilities, and self- determination.
On any given day, you may be called on to:
- Perform work in one or more maintenance trade, including carpentry, plumbing, painting, machine, and equipment repair, electrical, sheet metal fabrication, or welding
- Conduct routine, periodic, or special inspections to determine repair and maintenance work necessary to prevent breakdowns of facilities, machinery, and equipment
- Use blueprints, sketches, layouts, wiring diagrams, drawings, and/or specifications
- Operate equipment including but not limited to forklifts, scissor lifts, and boom lifts
- Updating work logs and handling other administrative duties
Salary Range
$63,900 – $122,700
*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate’s experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.
Qualifications We Require
- Requires high school diploma plus five or more years of directly related experience, or equivalent combination
- Experience performing general maintenance activities, including repair and maintenance of plant and office building structures and equipment
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance
- Selected applicants must have a valid driver’s license and maintain a valid driver’s license during employment
- Selected applicants will be required to take a Job Placement Assessment before beginning the job to ensure that they can perform the essential physical requirements, with or without accommodations
Qualifications We Desire
- Strong working knowledge within Carpentry, Sheet Metal, and / or commercial door installation field
- Experience as a licensed contractor performing residential, commercial, or light industrial work
- Versed in building code aspects, OSHA safety requirements
- Ability to effectively work in a team environment and interact with all levels of internal and external personnel, including the ability to build and manage effective working relationships
- A Commercial Driver’s License with a trailer and tank endorsement. Must be able to maintain medical certification
- Experience with reading various documentation (such as blueprint installation and fabrication drawings, schematics, specifications, and equipment manuals)
About Our Team
The Facilities Maintenance Department operates and maintains existing buildings, systems, infrastructure and utilities. This includes preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance of electrical high and low voltage distribution, fire protection systems, interior and exterior lighting, plumbing, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning. We strive to accomplish these activities to meet mission requirements in an efficient, flexible, safe, and cost-effective manner.
Posting Duration
This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.
Security Clearance
Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.
Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.
EEO
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.
NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs
If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.
If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.